At 5’9” the more medium-large sizing of the large Arrival works really well for me even with the stack of spacers. I’ve been running my bars quite a bit higher on my personal bikes (including my custom rig) lately for a bit of a confidence boost on steeper terrain and the stays are long enough in the Arrival that it’s still well balanced as you see it here.
A taller rise bar (and lower stem) would claim back some effective Reach but I’d also cut the bar a bit narrower so my actual weight distribution might not change.
Either way, I would have, as noted, like to find ‘too high’ and work lower to see where I’d end up but the setup here was totally okay for me.
Oct. 24, 2022, 10:37 a.m. - Andrew Major
At 5’9” the more medium-large sizing of the large Arrival works really well for me even with the stack of spacers. I’ve been running my bars quite a bit higher on my personal bikes (including my custom rig) lately for a bit of a confidence boost on steeper terrain and the stays are long enough in the Arrival that it’s still well balanced as you see it here. A taller rise bar (and lower stem) would claim back some effective Reach but I’d also cut the bar a bit narrower so my actual weight distribution might not change. Either way, I would have, as noted, like to find ‘too high’ and work lower to see where I’d end up but the setup here was totally okay for me.